Girls' name · since 1919

Azelle

Azelle has 71 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,902 of 72,339
all-time among girls
71
born since 1919
2010s
peak decade

71 girls have been named Azelle since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Azelle has 71 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2020.

  • #30,902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 71 born since 1919
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azelle ranks #30,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,902 of 72,339
all-time among girls
71
born since 1919
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Azelle's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Azelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Azelle splits its recorded history at 2016: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Azelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2015)
11
Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
4681012 1919192920132014201520162017201820192020 5

Azelle by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 75% of the file).

2010s was Azelle's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Azelle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Azelle?
71 babies have been named Azelle since 1919. All-time, it sits at #30,902 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2015 with 11 births.
Where does Azelle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azelle ranks #30,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Azelle most popular?
Azelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Azelle been used?
Records for Azelle go back to 1919, giving 102 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Azelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Azeneth, Azelia, Azelie, Azelea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Azelle's data

  • Azelle's decade-level peak was the 2010s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Azelle

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Azelle

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Azelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Azelle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.